Auditions for IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Presented by Merit Theatre Company
Adapted for the Stage by James W. Rodgers
Based on the Film by Frank Capra
Based on the Story "The Greatest Gift" by Philip Van Doren Stern
Produced by Benjamin & Kaitlyn Iocco
Directed by Rachel Cobbs
In our American culture, It's a Wonderful Life has become almost as familiar as Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The story is a natural for a stage adaptation: the saga of George Bailey, the Everyman from the small town of Bedford Falls, whose dreams of escape and adventure have been quashed by family obligation and civic duty, whose guardian angel has to descend on Christmas Eve to save him from despair and to remind him—by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born—that his has been, after all, a wonderful life.
AUDITIONS
Friday, September 12, 7–9 PM
Saturday, September 13, 3–5 PM
By appointment only. Seeking actors of all ages. Also accepting video auditions.
SIGN UP TO AUDITION:
http://bit.ly/461O6gh
Actors, please prepare/bring:
- A 60-second monologue in the style of the show.
- An acting résumé, headshot, and list of conflicts between September 15–November 16.
Callbacks (if needed): Monday, September 15, at 7 PM – By invitation only.
Auditions, callbacks, and rehearsals will be held at Fort Mitchell Baptist Church (2323 Dixie Hwy, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017).
Actors will rehearse on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings beginning September 23.
For video auditions: Follow the same requirements above and film your audition. Please ensure that you capture a full body shot to showcase your movement, range, and physicality. Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo and email the link to
cHJvZHVjdGlvbiB8IG1lcml0dGhlYXRyZSAhIG9yZw==. Attach your résumé, headshot, and list of conflicts. Audition videos are due by September 13 at 5 PM.
PERFORMANCES
Anderson Center Theater
7850 Five Mile Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45230
November 20 at 7:30 PM
November 21 at 7:30 PM
November 22 at 2 PM & 7:30 PM
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Please note that the roles of George Bailey and Mary Hatch have been pre-cast.
CLARENCE ODBODY: A-S-2 (Angel Second Class)
MR. GOWER: proprietor of the corner drug store
YOUNG GEORGE: age 12
HARRY BAILEY: George’s younger brother
MOTHER BAILEY: a very kind and understanding woman
AUNT TILLY: Uncle Billy’s wife
VIOLET PETERSON: proprietor of a beauty salon
BERT: a patrolman
ERNIE: a mail carrier
UNCLE BILLY: George’s uncle and business partner
HENRY F. POTTER: owns practically the entire town
MR. POTTER’S GOON: ever-present with Mr. Potter
MR. POTTER’S SECRETARY: ever-faithful to Mr. Potter
MRS. HATCH: Mary’s mother
SAM WAINWRIGHT: a financially successful young man
MISS ANDREWS: a townsperson
MRS. THOMPSON: a townsperson
MR. MARTINI: proprietor of a bar
MRS. MARTINI: his wife
MISS CARTER: a bank examiner
NEWSPAPER BOY: stage age 10
PETE BAILEY: stage age 12
TOMMY BAILEY: stage age 10
ZUZU BAILEY: stage age 7
JANIE BAILEY: stage age 9
MR. WELCH: the schoolteacher’s husband
It's a Wonderful Life is produced by special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois.
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